The motorway was shut between Cribbs Causeway and Avonmouth from around 8.40am. National Highways said there were delays of at least an hour in both directions. No injuries were reported, police said.
The M5 has been closed in both directions after a tipper truck collided with an overhead gantry - leaving its load behind.
Pictures show the back of the truck wedged vertically, apparently in a precarious upright position above the road.No injuries were reported, Avon and Somerset Police said.The agency said:"The M5 in Gloucestershire is closed northbound between J18A & J17 and southbound between J17 & J18 due to a collision whereby a tipper truck has collided with an overhead gantry sign in lane one."Emergency services including Avon & Somerset Police are in attendance.
Avon and Somerset Police said:"We were called to the M5 at around 8.20am today following reports of a tipper truck colliding with an overhead gantry on the southbound carriageway between junctions 17 and 18 ."There have been no reported injuries."
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